Local servicesHospitalSebasticook Valley Hospital9.2 miPost officeEast Newport Post Office3.3 miTown hallNewport Municipal Office3.4 miPoliceNewport Police Department3.4 miFire stationNewport Fire Department3.4 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportBangor International Airport BGR20 miMajor airportPortland International Jetport PWM100 miInterstateI-954.1 miUS highwayUS 23.4 miCoachBangor Park & RideFlixBus21 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 04953 ZIP area.
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 15 h 36 min4:50 am – 8:26 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 8 h 47 min7:11 am – 3:58 pm
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People3,143 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 50.31,495 householdsMedian household income $60,365Median home value $234,800Median rent $893 a month72% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $3,018 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Work and commuting4.0% unemployment rate55% of adults are in the labour force, 1,446 employedMain industries: education and health care 32%, construction 19%, retail 12%Average commute 25 minutes79% drive alone, 4% car-pool, 15% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
Education and languages25% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher92% finished high school, 5% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 99%Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 81°F, lows 58°FColdest month January: highs 28°F, lows 6°F45 in of rain a year, on about 87 dayswettest month October72 in of snow a year, on about 28 days5 days above 90°F, 175 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Corinna station, 4 mi away
Parks and public landsFour Seasons Adventure Rail Trailstate recreation area · 3.7 miPlymouth Bog Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 5.2 mi · 704 acresMason Parkpark · 9.8 miMainstream Wildlife Management Area-Seveystate conservation land · 13.3 mi · 213 acresBud Leavitt (Bull Hill) Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 14.1 mi · 92 acresMainstream Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 14.4 mi · 95 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes9 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19700 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 3.8 on 26 Feb 199931 mi away, near China, MaineMost recent: magnitude 3.3 on 14 Jan 202334 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively LowPenobscot County, ME, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsWinter weather Very HighIce storm Very HighLightning Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality84% of days had good air in 2025299 of 355 days measured50 moderate, 5 unhealthy for sensitive groups, 1 unhealthy daysMedian index 33, worst day 170main pollutant: ozoneSource: US EPA Air Quality Index, Penobscot County monitors, ME
Internet at home78% of households have a broadband subscription63% have cable, fibre or DSL8% rely on a mobile data plan alone21% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterNewport Water Districtserves 1,900 people from surface waterNo health-based violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation307 ft94 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
